Enterprise BTEC

Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School & Sixth Form College

Our Curriculum

Intent

The Enterprise curriculum at HCCS: - Allows students to develop their knowledge and understanding of the local economy and businesses that exist in the dynamic world around them; - Provides a challenging learning environment that encourages all pupils to think like entrepreneurs; - Inspires students to understand the importance of enterprise and the nature of the business world; - Students will leave the classroom enriched with a broad and balanced perspective of business as well as an inspiration for success and a passion to work hard within the community; - Provides students with the ability to think commercially and creatively to demonstrate business acumen;

Implementation

The HCCS Enterprise curriculum will implement their intent by: - Having teachers with passion and enthusiasm for the subject they teach. - Having work that will be sufficiently challenging, meeting the needs of all individuals and providing a balance between teacher-directed and independent work. - Creating drive and curiosity to know what is happening in the local economy through research and development during projects and assignments to help the local community to grow; - Having staff that actively take part in cpd to ensure that their business knowledge along with teaching pedagogy is up to date and lessons are as engaging as possible with teacher passion and creativity; - Having staff use the language of business and enterprise whenever and wherever possible to build up students’ vocabulary in the subject.

Implementation

The HCCS Enterprise curriculum will have the following impact on learners: - Students that learn necessary skills for cross curricular study and life beyond school, who are successful academically and practically for whatever career path they wish to pursue enabling them to successfully follow their chosen career; - Students that will thrive in an everchanging dynamic business world as they will have the skills to overcome the challenges they face by using bravery, ambition and resilience; - Students will have developed an analytical, rigorous and critical approach to the decision-making process that captures the skill set which can be used in the work place or university; - Results that will increase/improve to give learners better life chances especially in the business world, developing students understanding of business employment opportunities; - Students that are highly motivated and determined to do well in business; - Students that are naturally inquisitive about the business world and local economy around them; - Students that have preparation for adult life in terms of knowing the world of work, business global commerce; - Students that possess an array of transferable skills from enterprise and employability skills to practical skills; - Students that have an awareness of skills that may be important in future careers; - Students that have proficient business literacy and numeracy levels which would allow them to thrive in the working world of business